Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A successful transition should be framed positively with clear roles and responsibilities. More centers graduate ...

In this webinar session, “Bridging the gap: Effective transitions of care,” sponsored by TeamHealth, Suzanne Powell, vice president of performance improvement for TeamHealth, and Roy Sittig, MD, ...

Every year, more than 425,000 high-risk patients nationwide are released from the hospital only to return within 30 days. This situation not only negatively affects the patients, but it also saddles ...

Transitional care begins prior to hospital discharge and terminates once an outpatient care team has seen the patient and assumed care responsibility. Most transitional care models are designed around ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with a high volume of referred patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias may work harder to manage care transitions with less availability of resources ...

In today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape, the journey from hospital to home care is a critical juncture in patient recovery. As healthcare executives and professionals, ensuring smooth and ...

A new transitional care program at Columbia, S.C.-based Providence Hospitals is helping chronic care patients stay out of the hospital. The program is a partnership between Providence Hospitals and ...

"In many countries, health insurance changes when DMD men are no longer seen in a specialized pediatric center. This impacts massively on the quality of care they receive. For this reason, many DMD ...

Reducing Oncology Unit Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: Initial Results of a Simulation-Based Educational Intervention An interactive, multidisciplinary, structured discharge process ...